American Idioms and Expressions

Lay (something) On (someone) Idiom

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lay (something) on (someone) What does lay (something) on (someone) mean?	direct blame or guilt on someone	The company tried to lay the computer problems on one of the managers.
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carry on What does " carry on" mean?	to conduct, to hold	I tried hard to carry on a conversation in the noisy restaurant. carry out (something) or carry (something) out - to do somethin

put (someone or something) at (someone's) disposal What does "put (someone or something) at (someone's) disposal" mean?	to make someone or something available to someone	I put myself at my friend's disposal when he visited me last summer.
on the double What does "on the double" mean?	very fast	My father asked me to bring him the newspaper on the double.
a flight of fancy What does "a flight of fancy" mean?	an idea that is out of touch with reality or possibility	It was a flight of fancy that we would think of trying to climb Mt. Everest.
riff What does "riff" mean?	brief piece of music played by one musician.	Nice riff. Let me hear it again.
think little of (someone or something) What does "think little of (someone or something)" mean?	to think that someone or something is not important or valuable	The woman is not very happy and she seems to think little of the people she works with.
pick up the tab What does "pick up the tab" mean?	to pay the bill for someone else	I picked up the tab for the dinner at the restaurant.
settle (someone's) affairs What does "settle (someone's) affairs" mean?	to deal with one's business matters, to manage the affairs of someone who cannot manage them	It was very difficult for my friend to settle his father's affairs after he passed away.

have a brainstorm What does "have a brainstorm" mean?	to suddenly have a very good idea	I had a brainstorm last night and I now have some very good ideas for next year's party.
take the stand What does "take the stand" mean?	sit in the witness chair in a courtroom	The main witness at the trial took the stand after the other witnesses were finished.
ebb and flow What does "ebb and flow" mean?	the decrease and increase of something like the tide	The ebb and flow of the singer's popularity was always a topic of conversation.
dick What does "dick" mean?	nothing; nothing at all

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